Stretch Marks Balm - Get Back your Smooth Skin
When skin is over stretched, stretch marks are formed. They can appear after growth spurts, during and after pregnancy and due to excessive weight gain and weight loss. They usually develop around the abdomen, hips, thighs, breast and upper arms.
Experts claim that stretch marks also have a strong genetic component. This means that if your parents have them, you probably will, too. However, you can take steps to prevent them and you can even treat them with a stretch mark cream or balm.
Prevention is a method that can be applied to stretch marks that arise due to weight gain or pregnancy. The idea behind this type of prevention is to gain and lose weight as slowly as possible. You can also accompany this type of treatment with special creams that can help make the skin more elastic.
Unfortunately, preventing stretch marks due to growth spurts isn't as easy as preventing stretch marks due to weight fluctuations. In this case, your best bet is covering up the striae with make up or clothing.
Stretch Mark Removal Options
There are two alternatives when it comes to choosing a stretch mark removal option: non-invasive methods and surgical intervention. The one you decide to use will depend on the results you're seeking. Surgery is the only way to eliminate damaged skin while non-invasive methods will only reduce the appearance of stretch marks.
Non invasive methods include superficial alternatives like creams and microdermabrasion. Stretch mark balms are gentle and can safely help reduce the size and appearance of striae. However, this doesn't mean that you can use any stretch mark cream to treat your condition because the ingredients that make up each product are essential to their success. So before purchasing any type of stretch marks cream, make sure it contains the appropriate ingredients.
Look for natural products that can help repair collagen and elastin. Both of these components are essential to healthy, unblemished skin. The basic idea behind these types of products is that they can help remove the damaged, scar tissue and help replace it with a healthy skin structure.
Ingredients such as retinol, neuropeptides, and Vitamin C are just a few products that can help promote the production of collagen. Nano-lipobelle and cynergy TK can help boost your body's production of collagen and elastin.
Avoid products that contain collagen. Collagen molecules are far too large to penetrate the skin pores. Purchasing these products will only be a waste of money.
Microdermabrasion is a popular treatment option for stretch marks. This type of treatment helps remove the damaged layers of the skin and replace them with healthy skin cells. Microdermabrasion for stretch marks is usually done in several sessions.
This procedure is a little faster than stretch marks creams, but it is still quite slow.
BIOBODYCREAM is a natural stretch marks cream that can help reduce the appearance of striae. This stretch marks treatment is made with a special biological ingredient that can help dissolve scar tissue and replace it with new, healthy skin. If you weren't been able to prevent stretch marks then you should use BIOBODYCREAM to get back smoother, healthier looking skin.
Published January 25th, 2010
Filed in Beauty